STORY: Delicacy for Chushu solar term
DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:10
LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of a lotus pond
2. various of lotus roots
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NNANTA PEACE, Shanghai Int'l Studies University student
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHUI HENGYUN, Chinese farmer
5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): NNANTA PEACE, Shanghai Int'l Studies University student
6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): SHUI HENGYUN, Chinese farmer
7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): NNANTA PEACE, Shanghai Int'l Studies University student
8. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): NNANTA PEACE, Shanghai Int'l Studies University student

STORYLINE:

Wednesday marks Chushu, the second solar term on the Chinese lunar calendar in autumn. 

It literally means the end of heat in Chinese.

In Shanghai, people usually eat dishes made of lotus roots on this day.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NNANTA PEACE, Shanghai Int'l Studies University student
"Hello, my name is Peace. I'm from Nigeria. We all know that autumn is the best time to nourish the lungs and the best choice is lotus roots. As you can see, these are lotus roots."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHUI HENGYUN, Chinese farmer
"Lotus roots are very cool and refreshing, believed to be able to beautify and nourish the skin."

SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): NNANTA PEACE, Shanghai Int'l Studies University student
"What dishes can we cook using them?"

SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): SHUI HENGYUN, Chinese farmer
"We can make a cool dish by slicing them and putting some sugar. It's crisp and refreshing. We can also stir-fry them, add sugar and vinegar, or cook them with glutinous rice. Many ways to cook them."

SOUNDBITE 5 (English): NNANTA PEACE, Shanghai Int'l Studies University student
"Smell so nice. So delicious, honestly."

SOUNDBITE 6 (English): NNANTA PEACE, Shanghai Int'l Studies University student
"The end of summer is here and the autumn will soon come. Like the Chinese old saying goes, 'The lotus roots are the most nourishing treasure at this time.' So by the end of August, we are going to say goodbye to summer and we keep looking at the beautiful leaves of lotus and inhale the beautiful fragrance that comes from the lotus roots. See you next time, goodbye."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China.
(XHTV)